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1 Corinthians 15:3-23

3ForγὰρgarG1063whatὃhoG3739καὶkaiG2532I receivedπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880I passed onπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860to youὑμῖνhuminG4771as ofἐνenG1722first importanceπρώτοιςprōtoisG4413:thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228ourG1473τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266according toκατὰkataG2596theτὰςtasG3588ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,

4καὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754He was buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290καὶkaiG2532,thatὅτιhotiG3754He was raisedἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453on theτῇtēaG3588τῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250according toκατὰkataG2596theτὰςtasG3588ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,

5andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754He appearedG3708to CephasΚηφᾷ,KēphaG2786andthenεἶταeitaG1534to theτοῖςtoisG3588Twelveδώδεκα.dōdekaG1427.

6After thatἔπειταepeitaG1899,He appearedG3708to more thanἐπάνωepanōG1883five hundredπεντακοσίοιςpentakosioisG4001brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80at onceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178οἱhoiG3588,mostπλείονεςpleionesG4119ofἐξexG1537whomὧνhōnG3739are still livingμένουσιν ἕως ἄρτι,menousin he'ōs artiG3306 G2193 G737,thoughδὲdeG1161someτινὲςtinesG5100have fallen asleepἐκοιμήθησαν.ekoimēthēsanG2837.

7ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899He appearedG3708to JamesἸακώβῳ,IakōbōG2385,thenεἶταeitaG1534to allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652.

8AndδὲdeG1161lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078of allπάντωνpantōnG3956He appearedG3708to me alsoG2504,asὡσπερεὶhōspereiG5619toτῷtōG3588oneof untimely birthἐκτρώματιektrōmatiG1626.

9ForγάρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646of theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andὃςhosG3739amεἰμὶeimiG1510unworthyοὐκ ἱκανὸςouk hikanosG3756 G2425to be calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564an apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360I persecutedἐδίωξαediōxaG1377theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

10ButδὲdeG1161by thegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316I amεἰμιeimiG1510whatὅhoG3739I amεἰμι,eimiG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485ἡhēG3588toεἰςeisG1519meἐμὲemeG1473was notοὐ ἐγενήθη,ou egenēthēG3756 G1096in vainκενὴkenēG2756.NoἀλλὰallaG235,I workedἐκοπίασα,ekopiasaG2872harderG4053than all of themαὐτῶν πάντωνautōn pantōnG3956 G846—yetδέ,deG1161notοὐκoukG3756IἐγὼegōG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316thatἡhēG3588waswithσὺνsunG4862meἐμοί.emoiG1473.

11WhetherεἴτεeiteG1535,thenοὖνounG3767, it wasIἐγὼegōG1473orεἴτεeiteG1535theyἐκεῖνοι,ekeinoiG1565,this is whatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784,andκαὶkaiG2532this is whatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you believedἐπιστεύσατε.¶episteusateG4100.

12ButδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487it is preachedκηρύσσεταιkērussetaiG2784thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται,egēgertaiG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,howπῶςpōsG4459can someτινεςtinesG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754there isἔστιν;estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498?

13δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487there isἔστιν,estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, thennot evenοὐδὲoudeG3761ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται·egēgertaiG1453.

14AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has not been raisedοὐκ ἐγήγερται,ouk egēgertaiG3756 G1453ἄραaraG686καὶkaiG2532,ourG1473τὸtoG3588preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782isworthlessκενὸνkenonG2756,andκαὶkaiG2532so isκενὴkenēG2756yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102.

15In that caseδὲdeG1161,we are also exposed asεὑρισκόμεθα καὶheuriskometha kaiG2532 G2147false witnessesψευδομάρτυρεςpseudomarturesG5575τοῦtouG3588about Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.ForὅτιhotiG3754we have testifiedἐμαρτυρήσαμενemarturēsamenG3140aboutκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316thatὅτιhotiG3754He raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453τὸνtonG3588Christ from the deadΧριστὸνChristonG5547, butHe did not raiseοὐκ ἤγειρενouk ēgeirenG3756 G1453HimὃνhonG3739ifG1512in factἄραaraG686thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedοὐκ ἐγείρονται·ouk egeirontaiG3756 G1453.

16ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedοὐκ ἐγείρονται,ouk egeirontaiG3756 G1453,then not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται·egēgertaiG1453.

17AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has not been raisedοὐκ ἐγήγερται,ouk egēgertaiG3756 G1453,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102isG1510futileματαίαmataiaG3152;you areG1510stillἔτιetiG2089inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266.

18ThenἄραaraG686thoseοἱhoiG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532who have fallen asleepκοιμηθέντεςkoimēthentesG2837inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547have perishedἀπώλοντο.apōlontoG622.

19IfεἰeiG1487ourἐσμὲνesmenG1510hopeἠλπικότεςēlpikotesG1679inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547isforἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588lifeζωῇzōēaG2222aloneG3440,we areἐσμέν.¶esmenG1510to be pitied moreἐλεεινότεροιeleeinoteroiG1652than allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

20ButδὲdeG1161ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has indeedΝυνὶNuniG3570been raisedἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, thefirstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536of those whoτῶνtōnG3588have fallen asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837.

21ForγὰρgarG1063sinceἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288camethroughδι᾽di᾽G1223a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444, theresurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498comesalsoκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444.

22For asὥσπερhōsperG5618γὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588AdamἈδὰμAdamG76allπάντεςpantesG3956dieἀποθνῄσκουσιν,apothnēskousinG599,soοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779 G2532inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547allπάντεςpantesG3956will be made aliveζῳοποιηθήσονται.zōopoiēthēsontaiG2227.

23ButδὲdeG1161eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538inἐνenG1722hisτῷtōG3588ownἰδίῳidiōG2398turnτάγματι·tagmatiG5001:ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547thefirstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536;thenἔπειταepeitaG1899atἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846οἱhoiG3588comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952,thoseτοῦtouG3588who belong toτῇtēaG3588HimΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

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